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Greetings, readers!

Last week, we told you about a provision in Republican-led tax legislation that would have allowed the US treasury secretary to arbitrarily strip nonprofits of their status, a reincarnation of the bill HR 9495, which passed the House last year. But the provision appears to be gone (for now)! That’s right, it got cut out of this one. And that shows that “advocacy works,” as the National Council of Nonprofits President and CEO Diane Yentel noted. Then, another win logged for the sector: A federal judge said “No!” to President Trump’s attempted takeover of the congressionally-created independent nonprofit, the US Institute of Peace, ruling the move was illegal. Then, NPQ staff writer Rebekah Barber reports on a recent panel, hosted by the Boston Foundation, of nonprofit leaders at the forefront of the sector’s struggle to withstand the assaults of the Trump administration.

Finally, it’s last call to join our May Premium webinar, “Ask the Nonprofit Lawyer,” which is today at 2:00 pm ET.

As always, we welcome feedback. Reach me at [email protected].

Isaiah Thompson
Leadership Editor, NPQ

“Advocacy Works”: Nonprofit Status-Stripping Measure Dropped from Republican Budget

“A provision that would have allowed the US treasury secretary, appointed by the president, to unilaterally strip a nonprofit of its tax-exempt status if deemed to be a ‘terrorism supporting organization’ (a standard undefined in the bill), has been dropped from Republican-led tax legislation making its way through Congress.” Read more…

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Judge Rules Trump Takeover of Nonprofit a “Gross Usurpation of Power”

“The ruling marks an important victory for nonprofit independence and a blow to the Trump administration’s efforts to impose its ideological agenda on the nonprofit sector and control specific organizations, especially those receiving federal funds.” Read more…

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Boston Groups Come Together to Face the “Existential Threat” to Nonprofits

“The greatest existential threat that we face is that this administration is pulling from an authoritarian playbook to suppress civil society.” Read more…

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May Premium Webinar: “Ask the Nonprofit Lawyer”

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